Dyeing, bleaching, and washing machine.



N. LABONTY.

DYEING, BLEAGHING, AND WASHING MACHINE.

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Patented July 27, 1909.

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NAPOLEON LABONTY, OF WOONSOOKET, RHODE ISLAND.

DYEING, BLEAGHIN'G, AND WASHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed October 2, 1908. Serial No. 455,804.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON LABONTY, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at lVoonsocket, in the county of Providence and Stateof Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDyeing, Bleaching, and Washing Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that type of dyeing, bleaching or washingmachines which comprises a dyeing or operating tank wherein a cage forthe units containing the articles to be dyed is reciprocated in the dyeliquor. In such a machine the saturation of the inclosed articles is notalways uniform and complete. This defect is due to the occasionalexcessive accumulation of liquids upon one side of the cage relativelyto the quantity upon the opposite side, occasioned by the reciprocationof the cage.

It is the purpose of the present invention to obtain a uniform andcomplete treatment of the articles by equalizing the quantity of liquorat both ends of the cage during the agitation or reciprocation of thelatter, or in alternately compensating before and behind the cage forthe liquor alternately displaced by the pressure, compression, orsuction of the liquor occasioned by the reciprocation of the cage. Andto provide a constant supply of liquor to compensate for that absorbedby the articles being dyed.

A further object of the invention is to facilitate the introduction intothe tank of the units containing the articles to be dyed,

also, to provide an improved means for maintaining the contents of thedyeing tank at a high temperature, and to provide improved means forintroducing, discharging, and circulating the liquors or flushing agentand removing the accumulated sediment.

To the above enumerated ends essentially my invention comprises meansfor forcing into the tank, alternately upon opposite sides of thereciprocating cage, an auxiliary or supplementary supply of dye liquor.The preferred agency for this purpose is a pump whose discharge is timedrelatively to the reciprocation of the cage. While not essential, it isconvenient to have the pump operatively connected with, or its dischargeregulated by, the mechanism for reciprocating the cage.

Further invention consists in providing a heating chamber adjacent theoperating tank; in placing a door in the side of the tank; in providingmeans for forcing the contents of the operating tank into the storagetank; and in the novel and convenient construction and arrangement ofthe piping.

The invention consists further and finally in the features,combinations, and details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings which constitute a part of these specifications Figure 1is a side elevation of a dyeing machine embodying my in venton, Fig. 2,a central longitudinal vertical section of the same, Fig. 3, a sect-ionon line to a: of Fig. l, and Fig. 4-, a section on line y g of Fig. 1.Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

The machine may be operated by any desired power, such as water, gas,compressed air, or steam. In this instance, steam is employed as themotive agent. The framework or body may be of any form or arrangementbest adapted to fulfil the requirements of the structure. A convenientform therefor, and the one preferred, comprises, as herein shown, anair-tight operating tank, 1, which is in this case rectangular, but maybe cylindrical, and is mounted upon supports, 2, fixed to the floor, 3.A. rectangular opening, 4, in the side of the tank is covered by aremovable plate or door, 5, provided with marginal slots, 7, toaccommodate bolts, 8, and nuts, 9, which connect the door with a flange,10, upon the tank, 1, around the margin of the opening, 4. The door orcover may be of any desired airtight construction. Upon the bottom ofthe tank is a jacket or compartment, 12, containing steam formaintaining the dye liquors at a high temperature. Supports, 13, uponthe tank, 1, sustain a supply tank, 1 1, for storing the liquors.

Adjacent one end of the operating tank, 1, are mounted upon supports,15, one above the other, a steam cylinder, 16, and a pump cylinder, 17,respectively. 18 is a steam chest, 19, its steam feed pipe, and 20 thesteam connections from the chest to the steam cylinder. This cylinder isprovided with the usual piston, 21, and piston rod, 22, whose forwardportion enters the tank, 1, and is fixed in any convenient manner to theend of a carrier frame indicated in a general way by 24. The rearportion of the piston rod extends through the rear head of the cylinder,having fixed to its end a vertical bar, 25, to whose lower end ispivoted the stem, 26, of a piston, or plunger, 27,. of the pump, 17.Through an opening, 28, in the upper end of the bar, 25, passes aslidable rod, 29, journaled in an upright, 30, upon the floor, 3. Fixedto the rod, 29, upon opposite sides of the bar, 25, are dogs, 31. A pin,32, upon the end of the rod, 29, registers in a slot, 33, in an arm, 34,fixed to the end of a rock shaft, 35, mounted in a bracket, 36, upon thetop of cylinder, 16. Fixed to the opposite end of the rock shaft is anarm, 37, provided with a slot, 38, to receive apin, 39, upon stem, 40,of a D valve in the steam chest, not shown, w iic'h works in the usualmanner; A steam exhaust pipe, 42, leads from the steam chest to ahorizontal waste pipe, 43, and is provided with a check valve, 44.

For convenience the pump is herein shown adjacent the power cylinder,and as automatically operated by the latter through intermediateconnections; but the pump may, if desired, be located remotely from thepower cylinder, disconnected entirely therefrom, and operated fromanother source of power.

The carrier frame, 24, comprises a plurality of open frames 46, whichconform to the shape of the tank and are connected wit-h each other byrods, 47. In each of the compartments or frames, 46, is a removable boxor unit, 48, whose front and rear walls are provided with perforations,49, and is adapted to hold the cops, 50, or other articles or materialsintended to be dyed, bleached or washed.

Dye liquor is fed by gravity from the storage tank, 14, to the front endof tank, 1, through pipes, 51 and 52; and to the rear end of tank, 1,through pipes, 153 and 54. Pipes, 51, and 53, have respectively valves55 and 'Extending from the upper portion of tank, 1, is a pipe, 57,whose end overhangs the storage tank and is provided with a reliefvalve, 58. Extending from the opposite end of the tank, 1, is a pipe,60, which overhangs the tank, 14, having a relief valve, 61. These pipesare purposed to reconduct the liquors to the storage tank whenever 'hepressure in the operating tank exceeds a proper degree. From any convenient source of steam supply a steam pipe, 62, leads to pipe, 57, andis provided with a globe valve, 63, whereby steam may be admitted totank, 1, for heating or saturating its contents, or forcing the liquorsfrom tank 1 to tank 14. An escape pipe, 64, opens into the operatingtank through pipe, 60, and has a globe valve, 65. For flushing andwashing purposes a water pipe, 68, provided with a valve, 69, leads froma source of water supply to the pipe, 51. For recondueting the liquorsto tank, 14, is a pipe, 7 0, connected with pipe, 52 and a pipe, 71,connected with pipe, :53. Pipes,'.7U and 71, have re spectively valves,72' and 73. I

Dye liquor is fed to the pump from. the storage tank through a suctionpipe, 75', whose upper end is connected with pipe, 51, and whose lowerend branches into two suction pipes, 76 and 77, which open into the pumpcylinder, 17, at each side of its center.

Pipe, 75, has a valve, 7 8. The pump has two discharge pipes, 79 and 80,corresponding with its suction pipes and having check valves, 81 and 82.Pipe, 80, is connected with tank, 1, through pipe, 52; and pipe, 79, isconnected with the opposite end of the tank through pipes, 53 and 54.

For the purpose of conveying the sediment and waste from tank, 1, is apipe, 84, connecting pipes, 52 and 43, and provided with a globe valve,85, and check valve, 86. For the same purpose is a pipe, 87, extendingfrom pipe, 54, to pipe, 43, and providedwith a safety valve, 88, andcheck valve, 89. Adjacent valve, 88, upon pipe, 54, is a globe valve,90. The valve, 88, is used to relieve pressure in tank, 1, duringwashing operaions, and is released when dye liquors are beingdischarged. Chamber, 12, is supplied by steam pipe, 91, from any sourceof supply, and pipe, 92, is a steam exhaust pipe, which leads to a steamtrap not shown.

The operation of my machine is as follows: The articles to be dyed arepacked in the several boxes, 43, outside the tank, 1, then slid throughthe opening, 4, of the tank into their several frames or compartments,46, and the door, 5, tightly engaged by its bolts. Dye liquor isadmitted to the dyeing tank from the storage tank through pipes 51, 52,53 and 54, and steam is admitted through pipes 62 and 57, which raisesthe temperature of dye liquors. The tank is filled to a point where theliquid escapes from the pipe, 64. By means of a wheel valve, 95, uponthe steam pipe, 19, the power mechanism is set into operation,reciprocating through the piston rod, 22, in the usual manner the cage,24, whereby the liquor is forced through the perforations of the boxes,48, to saturate their contents. The valve in the steam chest, 13, isoperated by the reciprocating piston through bar, 25, rod 29, arm

34, rock shaft 35, arm 37, and pin 39. The piston rod, 22, also, throughthe bar, 25, and stem, 26, actuates the plunger, 27, of the pump, whoseforward stroke injects liquor into one end of the tank, 1, throughpipes, 80, 52, and whose backward stroke forces liquor into the otherend of the tank through pipes, 79, 53, 54. The action or strokes of thepiston and plunger are synchronous. It will be seen that as the cagemoves to the right liquor is being injected into the left end of thetank; and when the cage is upon its return stroke, the liquor isinjected into the right end of the tank; thus insuring a llOcompensating supply of liquor at the point and when needed to meet theaction of the cage, and supply additional liquor. Any eX- cessivecompression of the liquors in tank 1 occasioned by the reciprocation ofthe cage forces the excess of liquor into tank, 14, through pipes 57 and60. WVhen it is desired to reuse any of the liquor, steam is admitted totank, 1, through pipes, 62 and 57, and valves, 72 and 7 3, are opened topermit its passage through pipes 7 0 and 71 to tank 1 1.

F or washing, water is admitted to tank 1 through pipes 68, 51 and 52,and escapes, during the reciprocation of the cage which performs thecleansing operation upon the contained articles, through pipes, 54 and87, under pressure regulated by valve, 88.

The operation of bleaching is performed as described for dyeing, exceptthat for dye liquors is substituted bleaching compounds or liquors.

What I claim is,

1. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with theoperating tank, the cage, and means for reciprocating the cage, of meansacting synchronously with relation to the reciprocating means forinjecting liquid into the tank.

2. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with theoperating tank, the cage, and means for reciprocating the cage, of meanstimed with relation to the reciprocation of the cage for injectingliquid into the ends of the tank alternately.

3. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with theoperating tank, the cage, and means for reciprocating the cage, of meansactuated by said reciprocating means for injecting liquids into the tankupon opposite sides of the cage alternately.

a. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with theoperating tank, the cage in the operating tank, and means forreciprocating the cage, of a storage tank, means in the operating tankcommunicating with the storage tank for conducting liquids to thestorage tank under a predetermined pressure, and means timed withrelation to the reciprocation of the cage for injecting liquid into theoperating tank upon opposite sides of the cage alternately.

5. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with the storagetank, the operating tank, and supply pipes connecting the tanks, of acage slidably mounted in the operating tank an engine piston adjacentthe operating tank, a piston rod connecting the piston and cage, a pump,suction pipes connecting the pump and storage tank, discharge pipesleading from the pump into the operating tank at each side of the cage,and means for actuating the pump.

6. In a machine of the type set forth the combination with the storagetank, the operating tank, and pipes connecting the tanks, of a cageslidably mounted in the operating tank, an engine cylinder adjacent theoperat* ing tank, a piston in the cylinder, a. piston rod. connectingthe piston and the cage, a pump adjacent the engine piston, a piston inthe pump, means for connecting the two piston rods, suction pipesconnecting the pump and storage tank, and discharge pipes connecting thepump with opposite ends of the operating tank.

7. In a machine of the type set forth the combination with the storagetank, the operating tank, and pipes connecting the tanks, of a cageslidably mounted in the operating tank, an engine cylinder, a piston inthe cylinder, a piston rod traversing the piston having one endconnected with the cage and having its opposite end projecting beyondthe cylinder, a steam chest, steam posts extending from the chest to thecylinder, a valve in the chest, a valve stem upon the valve, a valve rodslidably mounted adjacent the cylinder, dogs upon the valve rod,operative connections between the valve rod and valve stem, a pumcylinder adjacent the engine cylinder, a plston in the pump cylinder, apiston rod upon the pump piston, 21- bar fixed to the projecting end ofthe engine piston rod, one of whose ends is connected with the pumppiston rod and the other of whose ends slidably engages the valve rod,suction pipes connecting the storage tank and pump cylinder, anddischarge pipes connecting the pump cylinder with the forward and rearportions of the operating tank.

8. In a machine of the type set forth the combination of a closedoperating tank provided with an opening in its side, a removable doorcovering the opening, a reciprocating cage within the tank, compartmentsin the cage registerable with the opening, and perforated boxes slidablymounted in the compartments containing the articles to be treated.

In testimony whereof I have afixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses. NAPOLEON LABONTY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. TEFFT, HoRATIo E. BELLows.

